youtube.com - 1/12/2009
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A video demonstrating multitouch on the G1 Android phone (HTC Dream). This does not require a recompilation of the Linux kernel, but does require modifying ...
lukehutch.wordpress.com - 1/12/2009
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lukehutch.wordpress.com —
I have full multitouch scaling and panning working
in specially-developed apps on a stock T-Mobile G1 Android...
phone with a change to just one system classfile (i.e. with no modifications to the kernel whatsoever).
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MultiTouch on the T-Mobile G1 Android Phone
engadget.com - 1/12/2009
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engadget.com —
Ryan Gardner did wonders when he proved that
multitouch was a real possibility on the G1, and...
now Sir Luke Hutch has taken things one giant leap further. Put simply (or as simply as possible), he has figured out a way to demonstrate full working ...
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Video: coder whips up working multitouch demonstration ...
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Android Runs Multitouch on the G1, Really [Clips]
Gizmodo —
Without altering the kernel at all, good Samaritan Luke Hutch has gotten multitouch working in his own custom Android applications on the G1. This video is more than a little programmer oriented, but it does clearly portray the possible functionality of both Android multitouch and the G1's touchscreen (see a Google Maps simulation around 4 minutes) as well as the unavoidable limitations (the Synaptics touchscreen was not physically designed for multitouch, and thereby has some problematic though predictable issues). Like we've said before, Android really is quite promising. And I, for one, can't wait until it's done ...
Real multi-touch (and limitations) demo’d on the G1
CrunchGear —
We saw a Pink Floyd-themed G1 multi-touch video a little while back, but it wasn’t very illuminating. This one is much more in-depth, and the (Canadian?) narrator reminds me myself, so it was relaxing as well. Plus, his page explains in minute detail what’s going on and what we can expect from ...
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